[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 11909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03836]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-15-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Venice Extension 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Venice Extension Project, proposed by Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced docket. Texas 
Eastern requests authorization to provide firm natural gas 
transportation service for up to 1,260,000 dekatherms per day on its 
existing Line 40 to an interconnection with a pipeline lateral to be 
constructed, owned, and operated by Venture Global Gator Express, LLC, 
with ultimate delivery to Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC Liquified 
Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal, which is currently under development in 
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
    The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Venice Extension Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act. With the exception of climate change impacts, FERC staff concludes 
that approval of the proposed project, with the mitigation measures 
recommended in the EIS, would not result in significant environmental 
impacts. Climate change impacts are not characterized in the EIS as 
significant or less than significant because the Commission is 
conducting a generic proceeding to determine whether and how the 
Commission will conduct climate change significance determinations 
going forward.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of: the 
(i) construction and operation of an approximately 3.0-mile-long, 36-
inch-diameter pipeline segment on Texas Eastern's Line 40 in Pointe 
Coupee Parish; (ii) abandonment in place of a 2.2-mile-long, 36-inch-
diameter existing pipeline segment on Line 40 in Pointe Coupee Parish; 
(iii) construction of a new proposed 31,900 horsepower (hp) compressor 
station (New Roads Compressor Station) and metering and regulating 
(M&R) facilities in Pointe Coupee Parish; (iv) abandonment in place of 
an existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at Texas Eastern's 
existing White Castle Compressor Station in Iberville Parish, 
Louisiana, and an existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at its 
existing Larose Compressor Station in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; (v) 
installation of one new 31,900 hp compressor unit and related 
appurtenances at both White Castle and Larose Compressor Stations; and 
(vi) upgrades at its Gator Express M&R facility on an open water 
platform in Plaquemines Parish.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Venice Extension Project 
to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; 
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native 
American Tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project 
area. The final EIS is only available in electronic format. It may be 
viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the 
natural gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environmental-overview/environmental-documents-2022). In addition, the final EIS may be accessed by using 
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link 
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), select ``General Search,'' 
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field (i.e., CP22-
15). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link 
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and 
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you 
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to 
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: February 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-03836 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]
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